Withington Pub Quiz League - ACQ - One in 4 - 15/01/12

Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
15/01/2012	'For what we are about to receive'	30 multiple choice questions about food.	Format index

Choose your question from the 30 food subjects listed below by clicking the adjacent question number. Each question has 4 possible answers. Click the one you think is right. The answer will turn red if it's wrong and green if it's right.
1.	Beef Wellington	2.	Salsify	3.	Gordon Ramsay	4.	Carrots	5.	Fruit varieties	6.	Cheese
7.	Michelin 3 stars	8.	Burton-upon- Trent	9.	Soup	10.	Citrus fruit	11.	Mars bars	12.	Food advert
13.	Chinese food	14.	McDonald's	15.	Biscuits	16.	Crisps	17.	Bread	18.	French cheese
19.	Rhubarb	20.	Balti food	21.	TV cookery shows	22.	Raspberries	23.	Dairy produce	24.	Breakfast cereals
25.	Lamb	26.	Japanese food	27.	Funguses	28 .	Manchester restaurants	29 .	Offal	30.	Scarborough Fair

1.	Beef Wellington
There are various theories as to the origin of this dish’s name. Which of those below is NOT one of these theories?


2.	Salsify
Which of these is the vegetable salsify?

Cardoon

Okra

Salsify

Fennel

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3.	Gordon Ramsay
Ramsay once had trials to play professional football for which club, the club he has supported since childhood?

A	Aberdeen	B	Rangers	C	Manchester United	D	Newcastle United
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4.	Carrots
What’s the origin of the urban myth that eating carrots helps you see in the dark? carrots helps you see in the dark?

A	Kent carrot-gatherers used to work at night	B	Rabbits eat lots of carrots and have good night time vision	C	RAF said eating carrots made their gunners successful in WWII night time ops (in fact it was radar)	D	Some types of carrot glow in the dark so medieval folklore had it that eating them would help vision
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5.	Fruit varieties
What are Brown snout, Foxwhelp, Styre and Dabinett?

A	Varieties of cooking gooseberry	B	Varieties of hop	C	Varieties of pear used in Babycham	D	Varieties of cider apple
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6.	Cheese
From which country does the cheese sapsago come?

A	Switzerland	B	Luxembourg	C	Portugal	D	Finland
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7.	Michelin 3 stars
Which country has the most 3-starred Michelin restaurants?

A	France	B	USA	C	Japan	D	Spain
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8.	Burton-upon-Trent
Which of the following foodstuffs is not a product of Burton-upon-Trent?

A	Marston's beer	B	Branston pickle	C	Jammie Dodger biscuits	D	Marmite spread
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9.	Soup
What is the origin of the word ‘Cullen’ in the Scottish fish soup Cullen Skink?

A	Scots word for smoked haddock	B	Town in NE Scotland	C	Traditionally eaten on ‘Cullen Day’ – the Monday before Ash Wednesday	D	Traditionally served cool (‘cullen’ is Scots for cool)
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10.	Citrus fruit
The pomelo is a citrus fruit native to SE Asia. Which of these is an alternative name for the pomelo?

A	Naartjie	B	Papedas	C	Ugli	D	Shaddock
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11.	Mars bars
In the summer of 2006 Mars bars sold in the UK had the word ‘Mars’ on the wrapper replaced by another word – what was it?

Trust

Believe

(it was World Cup year and England were embarking on another doomed campaign)

Hope

Uranus

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12.	Food advertisement
This is the soundtrack from a TV ad called First Date. Once they’ve got the coffee out of the way the couple start kissing. What was the product being advertised? (click to play)

A	Cathedral City Cheddar cheese	B	Wrigley’s Chewing Gum	C	Trebor Extra Strong Mints	D	Marmite
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13.	Chinese food
Meat from which animal is sometimes referred to by the Chinese as ‘Mutton of the Earth’?

A	Cat	B	Dog	C	Horse	D	Rabbit
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14.	McDonald’s
Before Ronald McDonald took centre stage this was the fast food company’s mascot. What was he called?

A	Mac Snack	B	Winkee	C	Bungo	D	Speedee
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15.	Biscuits
In a 2007 survey of 2,000 UK biscuit eaters which type of biscuit was named by 9 out of 10 as their favourite?

A	Rich Tea	B	Custard Cream	C	Ginger Nuts	D	Hobnobs
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16.	Crisps
Which snack food business makes these types of crisps?

A	Tyrells	B	Burts	C	Real	D	Pipers
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17.	Bread
From what country does this sweet yeast cake known as babka originate?

A	Denmark	B	Iran	C	Poland	D	Greece
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18.	French cheese
Which of these French cheeses is NOT made from sheep’s milk?

Brocciu

Ossau-iraty

Roquefort

Cabecou

(it's made from goat's milk)

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19.	Rhubarb
Which of the following Yorkshire towns is at one of the corners of the famous ‘Rhubarb Triangle’?

A	Wakefield	B	Castleford	C	Dewsbury	D	Keighley
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20.	Balti food
Which British city has a restaurant area known as ‘Balti Triangle’?

A	Bradford	B	Bolton	C	Birmingham	D	Bristol
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21.	TV cookery shows
With which TV chef would you associate this music? (click to play)

Keith Floyd

Gordon Ramsay

(it's the theme music from his show The 'F' Word)

Gary Rhodes

Jamie Oliver

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22.	Raspberries
Russia is the largest producer of raspberries in the world with over 25% of the world’s crop. With over 20% which European country comes next?

A	Serbia	B	Slovakia	C	Scotland	D	Spain
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23.	Dairy produce
How many teats does a normal milk-producing cow have on its udder?

A	8	B	6	C	5	D	4
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24.	Breakfast cereals
The Rice Krispies mascots are known to us as Snap, Crackle and Pop but have different names in other languages. In which language are they known as ‘Cric! Crac! Croc!’?

A	France	B	Switzerland	C	Germany	D	Bulgaria
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25.	Lamb
Of the various cuts of lamb which is the nearest to the front of the beast?

A	Chump	B	Scrag end	C	Shoulder	D	Breast
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26.	Japanese food
Taiyaki is a Japanese cake made of pancake batter and stuffed with red bean paste. What is the shape of a taiyaki?

A	A whale	B	A fish	C	A tortoise	D	A seal
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27.	Funguses
Which is the most sought after – and therefore most expensive – type of truffle?

A	White	B	Chinese	C	Black	D	Bohemian
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28.	Manchester restaurants
What type of cuisine do they serve at the Chaophraya restaurant in Manchester?

A	Nepalese	B	Burmese	C	Thai	D	Malay
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29.	Offal
Chitterlings are often used as sausage meat. Where do they come from?

A	Cow's liver	B	Pig's intestines	C	Sheep's brain	D	Sheep tripe
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30.	Scarborough Fair
Below should be the herbs from the folk song in the correct order right to left – but one is wrong. Which is it? (click to play)

Parsley

Dill

Rosemary

Thyme

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A	First served at a civic reception in Wellington, NZ	B	Similar look to shiny brown Wellington boots	C	Duke of Wellington's love of beef en croute	D	Invented at Wellington School, Somerset
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